# Novitiate (2017)

> A determined young woman tests her vocation and emerging identity against a fiercely authoritarian convent resisting the modern Catholic Church.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/275533

## Facts

- Runtime: 123 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Margaret Betts
- Cast: Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Julianne Nicholson, Dianna Agron, Lisa Stewart, Morgan Saylor, Liana Liberato, Rebecca Dayan
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4513316/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: austere, oppressive, intimate, reflective viewing, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A young woman's quest for faith and identity unfolds within the rigid walls of a convent.

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